Last summer, Claude Giroux came across a dangerous golf club. This summer, the Flyers captain has other issues.

The 26-year-old was released from an Ottawa jail Wednesday, following Canada Day festivities on Tuesday.

According to the Ottawa Sun, Giroux was arrested after a night of drinking at The Great Canadian Cabin. The Sun reported Giroux was taken into custody “for allegedly grabbing the buttocks of a police officer.”

It’s possible Giroux was taken into protective custody because later Wednesday police said it was unlikely he will be charged.

Flyers general manager Ron Hextall released a statement saying, “We are aware of reports surrounding Claude Giroux. Until we have more information, we will withhold making any further comment.”

The incident led to a rash of commentary on Twitter, mostly from fans commenting on Giroux’s affinity for rear ends.

According to the Sun report, the male officer didn’t initially recognize Giroux. The officer told Giroux “not to behave like that, but was grabbed again.”

Reached via email, deputy NHL commissioner Bill Daly said he doesn’t think the league will get involved.

“Not really in a position to commit one way or the other at this point,” Daly said, “but based on what we have been able to determine, it does not appear that this will require any League involvement.”

Giroux, 26, is a native of Hearst, Ontario, but has lived in Ottawa since he was a teenager. The top-line center spent the last two seasons wearing the “C” for the Flyers and had 28 goals and 58 assists last season for a team-leading 86 points. Giroux came in third in voting for the Hart Trophy, given to the league’s most valuable player.

Last summer, the two-time All-Star had another incident in Ottawa when he hurt his hand in a supposed golf accident.

Giroux claimed the shaft of his golf club shattered when it hit the ground and pierced his hand, requiring surgery on multiple tendons. Giroux sat out most of the preseason, played in the first game of the regular season, but didn’t score a goal for the first 15 games.